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EUR0PEAN♡BARBiiE
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 Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:30 am Post subject: Applied Algebra Problem....HELP? |
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| Jared earns money by making gift baskets for Father's Day. He does one filled with fishing supplies and one with a sports fan tehme. He makes a profit of $9.00 on the fishing supply basket and a profit of $12.50 on the sports fan basket. He only has time to make 100 baskets and needs to earn at least $1,000 to cover his summer activities.Which solution satisfies the system of inequalities?a) 75 fishing baskets and 25 sports fan basketsb) 72 fishing baskets and 28 sports fan basketsc) 70 fishing baskets and 30 sports fan basketsd) 73 fishing baskets and 27 sports fan baskets |
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mystermy
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:34 am Post subject: |
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| C gives you $1005.0070 x 9.00 = 63030 x 12.50 = 375630 + 375 = 1005 |
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sofia o
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:36 am Post subject: |
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| the answer is c. its the only one that gives you more than 1000.write out the equation:12.5x+9y<(or= to)1000substitute x and y with the given aswers |
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janson N
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:36 am Post subject: |
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| without even calculation, you want the largest amount of sports fan baskets because you want to make at least 1000 dollars and sport fan basket make more money. c is the answer . if you work out the figure, it is correct |
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lgndk1ller
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| Your answer is "C"70 fishing baskets @ $9.00= $63030 sports baskets @ $12.5= $375$630 + $375= $1005 |
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